Compaq 1400 User Manual

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Hard Drive

Symptom

Problem

Solution

Hard drive

error message

is displayed.

Part of the hard

drive failed.

Insert an emergency diskette

that has been created for

your operating system in the

diskette drive.

1. Restart your Notebook.

This operation rebuilds

the system files on your

hard disk.

2. When the operation is

complete, restart

your Notebook.

For further assistance, call

the Compaq Customer

Support number for

your region.

“Non-system

disk or disk

error” message

is displayed.

A diskette that does

not contain system

files needed to start

your Notebook is in

the diskette drive.

When drive activity stops,

remove the diskette and

press the Spacebar to

continue the startup process.

System files

are damaged.

Insert a startup diskette that

has been created for your

operating system in the

diskette drive.

1. Restart your Notebook.
2. At the A:\ prompt, type

SYS C: and press Enter.

The following message is

displayed: ‘SYSTEM

TRANSFERRED’. This

operation restores the

system files to your

hard disk.

3. Restart your Notebook.

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